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Scientists Discover Giant, Prehistoric Salmon With Tusk-Like Teeth

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Paleontologists suggest that the teeth could have served purposes such as defense, competitive combat, or as tools for digging. Oncorhynchus rastrosus, a giant species of salmon that lived in the North American Pacific Northwest a few million years ago, sported a pair of front teeth that projected

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Scientists Discover Giant, Prehistoric Salmon With Tusk-Like Teeth

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Scientists discover a new version of giant prehistoric salmon with prey.

Scientists from the United States have discovered a new prehistoric version of the giant salmon with prey. According to the researchers' paper, the fish could be up to 2.7 meters long and have two large teeth on the sides of the upper maxilla. The study was submitted to the PLOS One scientific journal in September 2023, but was only published on the last Wednesday (24). Batized by Oncorhynchus rastrosus, the salmonid lived between 20 and 2 milli…

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